Gary Russell To Face Chris Martin In Saturday’s Showtime Co-Feature A 10-round featherweight fight between 2008 U.S. Olympian and former world title contender Gary Russell Jr. (24-1, 14 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Md., and former California State Champion Christopher Martin (28-4-3, 9 KOs) of Chula Vista, Calif., has been elevated to co-feature of this Saturday’s

  Vasyl Lomachenko: Rise of the king Vasyl Lomachenko’s parents must have had a premonition back in February 1988 when they welcomed their new baby boy into the world, the Ukraine more specifically, and named him Vasyl, meaning “king”. Their son, a gold medal winner at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, arguably the best

What the end of the “Cold War” means for Boxing If the adage, a journey begins with a single step can be applied to boxing, we may look back years from now and see the Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gary Russell Jr. fight in June, as the step that opened the door for potential classic matchups.

  WBO orders purse bid for Peter Quillin-Mat Korobov ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael reported Thursday afternoon that the WBO has ordered negotiations to begin pitting their middleweight champion Peter Quillin against Mat Korobov. That’s all fine and dandy, but Quillin (31-0, 22 knockouts) is promoted (not on paper) by Golden Boy Promotions and Korobov (24-0, 14

Is Javier Fortuna ready for the big show? Two years ago, I called featherweight Javier Fortuna the brightest prospect in boxing. In the time since, Fortuna hasn’t done much to further his status in that regard. The highlight reel knockouts that landed him on many radars had gone missing and Fortuna’s flaws were exposed for

Robert Guerrero-Yoshihiro Kamegai and Devon Alexander-Jesus Soto Karass added to June 21 Showtime card Showtime‘s June 21 date has been finalized as a tripleheader as two former welterweight champions will return to the ring following losses. Headlining the card, Robert Guerrero faces Yoshihiro Kamegai in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather last May.

Gary Russell Jr-Vasyl Lomachenko signed for June 21 on Showtime ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael tweeted on Monday that Gary Russell Jr and Vasyl Lomachenko have both signed contracts to face each other on June 21 for the WBO featherweight title on Showtime. The title is the one left vacant by Orlando Salido when he missed weight

Lomachenko-Russell: Could it thaw the Cold War? Thursday, the WBO announced it has ordered that Vasyl Lomachenko meet Gary Russell Jr. for their featherweight title, which was left vacant when Orlando Salido failed to make weight prior to earning a decision over Lomachenko last month. Lomachenko is promoted by Top Rank whereas Russell Jr. is

Fortuna returns Mar. 10 in Dominican Republic, awaits Vasquez-Felix winner Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz announced via Twitter on Sunday afternoon that promising young super featherweight Javier Fortuna will return on Mar. 10 in his native Dominican Republic. Lewkowicz tweeted that Fortuna will return on that date while patiently awaiting the winner of Bryan Vasquez against Jose

Collazo scores shocking two-round TKO of Ortiz It was Victor Ortiz who was the center of attention when a fight was put together with fellow former welterweight titlist Luis Collazo. Ortiz had been in the limelight for much of his career, whereas Collazo’s bouts dating back to a controversial decision loss to Andre Berto in